copyright

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

copy +‎ right

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

copyright (usually uncountable, plural copyrights)

  1. (uncountable) The right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship.
    Copyright is a separate legal area from trademarks.
  2. (countable) Such an exclusive right as it pertains to one or more specific works.
    The artist lost the copyrights to her songs when she signed the contract.
    The images are still copyright of the original artist.
  3. (uncountable, informal, nonstandard) A violation of copyright law; copyright infringement.
    • 2019 October 23, Christine Fisher, “House passes controversial copyright bill that could be abused by trolls”, in Engadget‎[1]:
      Anyone accused of copyright would have sixty days to opt-out of the Copyright Claims Board process, in which case the plaintiff would have to seek legal action in court.

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Verb[edit]

copyright (third-person singular simple present copyrights, present participle copyrighting, simple past and past participle copyrighted)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) To obtain or secure a copyright for some literary or other artistic work.
    • 1907, United States Congress House. Committee on Appropriations, District of Columbia Appropriations, page 253:
      Every book will be copyrighted that the publisher believes will have such a market as will justify him in going to the expense of copyrighting to prevent competition from other publishers.
    • 1993, Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn, The Beast at Work, →ISBN, page 161:
      Further, Mr. Mullins writes FOR YOU-THE-PEOPLE, copyrighting to protect listings and to make a statement—but willingly shares his work for, after all, if it is not read then of what worth is a book?
    • 1997, Marc Davison, All Area Access: Personal Management for Unsigned Musicians, →ISBN, page 171:
      The sealed contents inside postmarked by the United States Post office will be proof enough of exactly when your work was completed. The disadvantage to this form of copyrighting is that your work is not traceable for anyone who is interested in acquiring information regarding copyright ownership.
    • 2002, Spider-Man (film)
      J. J. Jameson: The Green Goblin. You like that? Made it up myself. These weirdos all gotta have a name now. Hoffman! Call the patent office, copyright the name "Green Goblin". I want a quarter every time somebody says it.
    • 2006, Josh Becker & Bruce Campbell, The Complete Guide to Low-Budget Feature Filmmaking, →ISBN, page 55:
      When your script is completed you need to copyright it with the Library of Congress in Washington DC (you can get the forms from: Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress, Washington DC, 20559. Request form PA, or you can download them from www.loc.gov/copyright).
    • 2008, Ann Gaines, Don't Steal Copyrighted Stuff!, →ISBN:
      Everything else that is written or created is automatically copyrighted.

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Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English copyright.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkopirɑi̯t/, [ˈko̞pirɑi̯t̪]

Noun[edit]

copyright

  1. copyright

Declension[edit]

Inflection of copyright (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative copyright copyrightit
genitive copyrightin copyrightien
partitive copyrightia copyrighteja
illative copyrightiin copyrighteihin
singular plural
nominative copyright copyrightit
accusative nom. copyright copyrightit
gen. copyrightin
genitive copyrightin copyrightien
partitive copyrightia copyrighteja
inessive copyrightissa copyrighteissa
elative copyrightista copyrighteista
illative copyrightiin copyrighteihin
adessive copyrightilla copyrighteilla
ablative copyrightilta copyrighteilta
allative copyrightille copyrighteille
essive copyrightina copyrighteina
translative copyrightiksi copyrighteiksi
instructive — copyrightein
abessive copyrightitta copyrighteitta
comitative — copyrighteineen
Possessive forms of copyright (type risti)
possessor singular plural
1st person copyrightini copyrightimme
2nd person copyrightisi copyrightinne
3rd person copyrightinsa

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English copyright.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

copyright m (plural copyrights)

  1. copyright
    Il était … une petite grenouille
    Copyright Clé International, Paris 1986.
    There Once Was… a Little Frog
    Copyright Clé International, Paris 1986.

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English copyright.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

copyright m

  1. copyright

References[edit]

  1. ^ copyright in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. ^ copyright in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English copyright.

Noun[edit]

copyright n (uncountable)

  1. copyright

Declension[edit]

declension of copyright (singular only)
singular
n gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) copyright copyrightul
genitive/dative (unui) copyright copyrightului
vocative copyrightule

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English copyright.

Noun[edit]

copyright m (plural copyrights)

  1. copyright

Further reading[edit]

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